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#1130689
Canadia
lolwut
3/10/2010 7:49:07 AM
#1130692
Doubting Thomas
The mostly white ex-police volunteers I can understand, but how does the .50 cal. machine gun fit in with their plans? And I thought that Jesus would just make them fly up into the sky anyway?
*edit* After reading the article I'm quite relieved I don't live in Louisiana, especially Bossier Parish.
3/10/2010 7:51:27 AM
#1130694
TGRwulf
What, the, fuck?
3/10/2010 7:52:30 AM
#1130695
TGRwulf
Oops double post :P
3/10/2010 7:52:38 AM
#1130704
If they are so obsessed with exodus, why not taking Jewish men?. At least it would make sense.
3/10/2010 8:02:36 AM
#1130714
aaa
I suspect that the plan involves shooting minorities with the .50 cal.
3/10/2010 8:08:24 AM
#1130728
Xotan
Is it legal/constitutional to spend state money on religious projects?
3/10/2010 8:27:18 AM
#1130741
emau99
*ahem*
Tax money isn't being used to fund this thing, right?
[Edit]
After reading the article, I'm not convinced that this is all that fundie.
The name "Operation Exodus" was apparently inspired by the Bible, but the purpose of the project seems secular enough--providing a reserve of security personnel in the event of a major catastrophe.
Assuming that this group is raised and funded legally, and that it answers to the relevant authorities, I'm not sure there's a big problem here.
3/10/2010 8:50:56 AM
#1130746
Arnold Facepalmer
They should cordon New Orleans off from the rest of the state in an inverse East Berlin fashion.
3/10/2010 8:56:13 AM
#1130747
FSMpirate
Last time I checked, there were ZERO .50cal machine guns in the bible...
Fuck it. Nevermind, mines bigger.
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3/10/2010 8:56:17 AM
#1130753
RoberII
Ummm, this isn't really fundie. The NAME is inspired by the book of exodus - the operation itself seems to be mostly a disaster contingency / militia. It seems stupid, but not fundie.
3/10/2010 9:07:50 AM
#1130766
Moses packed a machine gun?
3/10/2010 9:30:09 AM
#1130772
Looks like someone's prepared for the zombie apocalypse. No zombie or looter will make up past their machine gun! Well, until they run out of ammo, anyway.
3/10/2010 9:35:35 AM
#1130783
Berny
And fundamentalist Americans wonder why the world laughs at them. This is why.
Fucking retards.
3/10/2010 9:48:13 AM
#1130803
GodotIsWaiting4U
Because Moses staged an armed rebellion full of white people and guns, right?
No?
3/10/2010 10:24:31 AM
#1130815
Doctor Whom
I agree with those who have said that it's not fundy. It sounds more like an out-of-control local government. I still plan to go to my grave without ever setting foot in Loserana.
3/10/2010 10:39:08 AM
#1130826
Joe Mama
From reading the article, looks like the sheriff rounded up a bunch of his good ol' boys to keep people in line during times of disaster or enemy attack. They'll probably be sittin' around drinkin' whiskey and chawin' tobaccy next to the .50 cal talkin' 'bout dem good ol' days when there wa'nt no darky in the White House.
Anyone wanna bet that Sheriff Larry Dean looks like this:
3/10/2010 10:50:39 AM
#1130828
Almafeta
Deen said he was not creating a militia. "We run from that word," Deen said. "We're just the opposite that word."
Yes, because a militia implies discipline, scrutiny, training, accountability, duty, and loyalty to one's nation.
3/10/2010 10:52:00 AM
#1130845
Rumpshaker Slim
@Joe Mama
"No british secret agent runs from Sheriff J.W. Peppah!"
3/10/2010 11:34:21 AM
#1130846
SleepNeed
Doesn't seem fundie. It's stupid local government however. I'm predicting this won't end well.
3/10/2010 11:38:04 AM
#1130858
Mister Spak
Somehow I can't see the 4 horsemen being vulnerable to .50 cal bullets.
3/10/2010 11:51:44 AM
#1130869
feralboy12
Anybody else remember "The Ex-Police" from SNL in the seventies?
3/10/2010 12:18:22 PM
#1130871
Quantum Mechanic
Louisiana, like Oklahoma, exists so Texans won't think they are the most utterly stupid people in the US.
3/10/2010 12:20:22 PM
#1130872
From the article:
"Deen said he had been formulating a plan to protect Bossier Parish's vital resources, like food and gasoline, in the event of a catastrophic event, such as war or a terrorist attack. Deen said he had been thinking of the plan since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001."
How is this the least bit fundamentalist? The guy's a police officer; he's making a plan to keep order in case shit hits the fan. Officials are _supposed_ to plan ahead for emergencies. It's part of their job.
I think whoever nominated this for "fundie" quote, apparently based just on being called "operation exodus", seems more likely to be one of the atheist variety...
3/10/2010 12:23:56 PM
#1130877
Horsefeathers
Holy fuck...
3/10/2010 12:26:13 PM
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